Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
13
Avg Grad Earnings
$72,086/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
63/100
Tuition (In-State)
$21,186/yr
Out-of-state: $44,376/yr
All Programs at Colorado School of Mines
13 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 83 | $86,268/yr | Very High | 15.1x |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 66 | $83,309/yr | High | 13.3x |
| Electrical | 66 | $80,815/yr | Very High | 11.2x |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 63 | $78,984/yr | High | 10.1x |
| Petroleum Engineering | 63 | $77,400/yr | High | 11.5x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 63 | $74,145/yr | Very High | 10.1x |
| Engineering Physics | 62 | $72,858/yr | Very High | 10.4x |
| Civil Engineering | 62 | $70,301/yr | High | 9.7x |
| Chemical Engineering | 60 | $68,318/yr | High | 10.3x |
| Environmental Health Engineering | 59 | $69,102/yr | Very High | 8.9x |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | 59 | $68,694/yr | High | 9.0x |
| Applied Mathematics | 58 | $50,398/yr | Very High | 9.6x |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 57 | $56,529/yr | High | 10.9x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 13 bachelor's degree programs at Colorado School of Mines using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.